tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12405204.post4132038918226226511..comments2023-10-24T04:02:17.012-07:00Comments on Fun Ideas: Hogan's HeroesFun Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04070410165741743616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12405204.post-35156264536127884312010-07-19T04:30:51.886-07:002010-07-19T04:30:51.886-07:00Looking further into the w'pedia universe, one...Looking further into the w'pedia universe, one learns that John Banner (Schultz) was also Jewish - of Austrian descent.Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952148915677746043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12405204.post-79896835561561689902010-07-19T04:27:37.063-07:002010-07-19T04:27:37.063-07:00I didn't get HH either as a kid, but ended up ...I didn't get HH either as a kid, but ended up watching a bunch of it when (oddly enough) I moved to Prague. One of my housemates had about 25 hours on VHS and at that point I found much of it hilarious.<br /><br />Of note regarding the stupidity of Klink and Schultz. Werner Klemperer (Klink) was Jewish and agreed to play Klink on the understanding that the character never be able to win. (Wikipedia backs me up on this).<br /><br />Oddly (same W'pedia article), he also played a Nazi in Judgement at Nuremberg.Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952148915677746043noreply@blogger.com